🌱 Third Lakeview Shooting This Week + Community Safety Town Hall

Good morning, Lakeview! Here's a quick guide to today's top stories.

First, today's weather: A little afternoon rain. High: 48 Low: 46.

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Here are the top 4 stories in Lakeview today:

1. Another Lakeview shooting was reported Sunday in the 1000 block of West Belmont Avenue, Chicago police said. A woman inside a bar was grazed by a bullet around 3 a.m. and she was treated at the scene. It was the third shooting in Lakeview in the span of a week. (ABC)

2. Chicago officials will speak tonight at a community safety town hall about the increase in violence on the North Side. Residents can learn and ask questions about violence prevention strategies at 6 p.m. in the Truman College Gymnasium. (Mayor’s Office)

3. In celebration of Opening Day at Wrigley Field later this week, the Cubs are hosting a batting practice challenge for fans today. A raffle will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Gallagher Way and lucky winners will be able to take batting practice at the ballpark for the chance to win prizes. (NBC)

4. The Chicago Public Library's Lincoln Park branch is opening a new “teen hangout” space today. Designed for students from grades six to 12, the opening night event begins at 4 p.m. (Library)

Today in Lakeview:

• Check out the Ray Bradbury exhibit at the American Writers Museum. (10 a.m.)
• Learn American Sign Language with the library. (3:30 p.m.)
• Stop by El Nuevo Mexicano for Chicago Restaurant Week. (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Navy Pier will host a job fair today to fill 225 open positions. (CBS)
• Groups working to help the homeless in Uptown can now apply for up to $50,000 in grants through Ald. James Cappleman’s office. (Block Club)
• St. Mary of the Lake and Our Lady of Lourdes Parish held a special mass Sunday for journalists covering the war in Ukraine. (WBBM)
• Old Crow is offering a $150 giveaway in honor of Cubs Opening Day. (Old Crow)

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— Georgi Presecky

About me: Georgi is a Chicago-based newsletter writer and partner content curator. She spent five years on the entertainment beat for FF2 Media covering film festivals across the U.S. Her feature articles have been recognized with awards from the Illinois Women's Press Association and National Federation of Press Women. As editor-in-chief of the Lewis University newspaper, she and her staff earned honors from the Associated Collegiate Press and American Scholastic Press Associations. She began working for Patch in 2019.